doorframe

[ dawr-freym, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔrˌfreɪm, ˈdoʊr- /

the frame of a doorway, including two jambs and a lintel, or head.

Origin of doorframe

First recorded in 1850–55; door + frame

When the other actors came boiling up behind him, he put his hands on the doorframe to either side so none of them could get past.

No Great Magic |Fritz Reuter Leiber
Something came twisting forward to hit the doorframe, it dropped just inside the doorjamb.

History Repeats |George Oliver Smith
You be as easy as ye can be with him, Joe 268 Stagg, groaned the carpenter, hanging to the doorframe.

Carolyn of the Corners |Ruth Belmore Endicott
He crouched low, poised to spring, with his nose just beyond the doorframe.

History Repeats |George Oliver Smith

Peter hit the door with the heel of his foot and slammed it open by splintering the doorframe.

History Repeats |George Oliver Smith

doorframe

/ (ˈdɔːˌfreɪm) /

a frame that supports a door Also called: doorcase